Héloïse Press champions world-wide female talent. Héloïse’s careful selection of books gives voice to emerging and well-established female writers from home and abroad. With a focus on intimate, visceral and powerful narratives, Héloïse Press brings together women’s stories and literary sophistication.
Behind the press, it is just me and a wonderful team of creatives and freelancers that turn each story into a beautiful book. I run the press from my converted garage in Canterbury, where I live with my husband and son. I am originally from northeast Spain, and I lived in Italy and Germany before settling in the UK. I hold a PhD in Comparative Literature from the University of Kent. My book Domestic Architecture, Literature, and the Sexual Imaginary in Europe, 1850 – 1930 came out in 2022 with Edinburgh University Press. Before I decided to shape my passion for literary fiction into Héloïse Press, I worked in academia, education, TV production, and as a manuscript reader. Héloïse Press came into existence while I was reading Rachel Cusk’s Arlington Park. I am on the hunt for stylistically innovative stories with striking content.
Aina Marti-Balcells
Meet our In-House Designer Laura Kloos, as the creative heart of our publishing house, she’s our visual story teller. Laura built our website, shaped our brand identity from the ground up, and crafts every one of our book covers. Whether she’s designing a digital interface or a tactile book cover, her goal is always the same: to create work that captures Imaginations. When she isn’t shaping our visual world, Laura runs her own independent studio Laura Kloos Design, helping ambitious founders build and grow brands that people can't help but fall for.
